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Infectious diseases expert Dr. Benjamin Co on rising COVID-19 infections in PH: With these rising cases, it might overwhelm the healthcare system in the country if this is not addressed, especially now that we started our vaccine rollout.

Infectious diseases expert: The more cases they are, the more lethal the disease becomes.

Infectious diseases expert: We hope that everybody gets immunized because it is part of the solution to our problem, especially our health workers. Other sectors in the priority list of the nat'l vaccination program should get immunized now, regardless of vaccine brand.

Infectious diseases expert on getting immunized with Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine: I have to grab the opportunity to get immunized. The data in clinical trials in some vaccines have not yet included variants.

Infectious diseases expert on AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine: The basis for this statement is only one study. bit.ly/3sObetl

Infectious diseases expert on AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine: Researchers are collecting more data to prove its effectiveness vs. South Africa variant. Instead, we should tighten our borders to prevent these variants from reaching PH.

Ann Dumaliang on promoting sustainable tourism in Masungi Georeserve: This is a product of 20 years of hardwork and love. It is a symbol of hope in restoring our forests and allows people to commune with nature.

Dumaliang on being recognized in Vanity Fair Travel Awards: We are happy to represent the country in the international stage in terms of environment conservation.

Dumaliang on financing environmental conservation efforts: We finance those by the trails inside Masungi. Despite the pandemic, we have saved enough money for our conservation efforts.

Dumaliang on threats in environmental conservation: Some areas in our conservation site were fenced because of alleged quarrying operations. We're calling our government to stop mining and cancel quarrying activities.

Dumaliang: Land grabbers are also claiming around 500 hectares of land in Masungi. This is still a challenge that we have yet to overcome and we are working with other sectors to take an action.

Dumaliang: We recently launched Marikina Watershed Coalition last March 3 to protect our environment. I hope the DENR will respond to our appeal.